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The fonds consists of administrative and operational records generated mainly by the local section including: textual records; photographs; sound recordings; and moving images. Records generated by the National Council for Jewish Women Canada are included as the policies, procedures and activities of the local branch influenced, and were influenced by the larger administrative body. The records were generated by members of the Board of Directors and members at large. Series 1, minutes, contains a fairly complete record of proceedings from the 1950s to the 1990s while earlier minutes may be found embedded in Series 3, President’s subject files and Series 12, Program, project and subject files.

The collection consists of administrative, operational, and financial records for the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. This collection consists of 41 boxes of textual records, 1 book in oversized storage, and 3 smaller boxes containing pledge cards, registration cards, and member information cards from the years 1957-1975. Within the collection, there are 3 boxes (boxes 1-3) containing information about events, employee records, and building records, ranging from approximately 1948 to 2005. There are 3 boxes (boxes 3-6) containing correspondences with other Jewish organizations, ranging from approximately 1945 to 2001. There are 3 boxes (boxes 6-8) consisting of meeting minutes and documents regarding the executive board, in the period of approximately 1945 to 2011. There are 4 boxes (boxes 9-12) containing general administrative files, from approximately 1946 to 1989. There are 2 boxes (boxes 12-13) containing membership and mailing lists, from the period of 1943 to 2002. There are 7 boxes (boxes 14-20) containing documents pertaining to programming and publications, within the period 1946 and 2014. There are 4 boxes (boxes 20-23) with files related to the Peretz School, with documents from 1948 to 2000. There is 1 box (box 24) containing files from the library, from the years 1951-1995. There are 9 boxes (boxes 24-32) with files from the construction of the new Peretz building, from the years 1961-2002. There are 2 boxes (boxes 33-34) with files from room rentals within the Peretz School, from the years 1964 to 2004. There are 8 boxes (35-42) containing financial documents, from the years 1945 to 2006.

The fonds contains records from various Seidelman family members, including Private Edward Joseph Seidelman, Harry Seidelman, and William Seidelman Sr. The records reflect the family’s daily life. The fonds includes photographs of the Seidelman family members and friends. The textual material includes letters written by Private Edward Joseph Seidelman while in the Army from 1916 to 1917. Also included are correspondence of Harry Seidelman and records relating to his employment as a sailor and as a partner at United Grain and Milling Co. Ltd. Other records include receipts, financial records, school certificates, newspaper clippings, and records relating to the family’s involvement in the Vancouver Jewish community.

Photographs from the family of Morris and Rose Soskin (nee Hyams) from approximately 1918 to 1945. Includes photographs of Ted Soskin, Helen Coleman (nee Soskin), and other family members. Originally loaned for digital reproduction in 2005.